Opening track on debut album, Appetite for Destruction (1987)
Released in the UK in September 1987
Released in the U.S. in October 1988
No. 7 on Billboard Hot 100
No. 24 on UK Singles Chart
Greatest hard rock song of all time, VH1 2009
Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time
No. 467 (2004) ... No. 473 (2010) ... No. 491 (2021)
No. 764 in Q's 1001 Best Songs Ever
Certified Gold in Germany & the U.S.
Certified Platinum in Brazil, Denmark, & Italy
Certified 2x Platinum in the UK
Point of interest - The official music video for "Welcome to the Jungle" has been viewed 659 million times on YouTube.
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